diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c21a25f60928..45a7985f109a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 - Allow Markdown in author bio. [#2215](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/pull/2215)
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Fix overlapping links (linked to and post's permalink) in post link type. [#2222](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/issues/2222)
+
 ## [4.16.5](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/releases/tag/4.16.5)
 
 ### Enhancements
diff --git a/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_archive.scss b/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_archive.scss
index 7d06904500de..09472651ceeb 100644
--- a/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_archive.scss
+++ b/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_archive.scss
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@
 
 .archive__item {
   position: relative;
+
+  a {
+    position: relative;
+    z-index: 10;
+  }
+
+  a[rel="permalink"] {
+    position: static;
+  }
 }
 
 .archive__subtitle {
diff --git a/docs/_docs/18-history.md b/docs/_docs/18-history.md
index d1dccf4c6138..b5f62406db26 100644
--- a/docs/_docs/18-history.md
+++ b/docs/_docs/18-history.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ permalink: /docs/history/
 excerpt: "Change log of enhancements and bug fixes made to the theme."
 sidebar:
   nav: docs
-last_modified_at: 2019-07-24T10:09:19-04:00
+last_modified_at: 2019-08-02T12:31:31-04:00
 toc: false
 ---
 
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ toc: false
 
 - Allow Markdown in author bio. [#2215](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/pull/2215)
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Fix overlapping links (linked to and post's permalink) in post link type. [#2222](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/issues/2222)
+
 ## [4.16.5](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/releases/tag/4.16.5)
 
 ### Enhancements